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Prejudice and racial stereotyping are two of this country's greatest problems today. Many people in our society have
tried to find ways to eliminate or at least limit these types of behavior, but have met with very limited, if any, success.
Because of the complex nature of racism and racist acts, coupled with the fact the first amendment prohibits the
government from limiting the publics' right to free expression and sp ....
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.... already said, banning the current racial slurs will only create new ones. Additionally, an
outright ban on racist speech and ideas could likely lead to a higher level of violence in our society.
A number of other supreme court rulings have come out in favor of protecting all speech, including racist speech,
such as:
A 1941 ruling on the case of Sullens v State, stating that the "Freedom of speech includes freedom to
speak unwisdom or even heresy. ....
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